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Follow Us on Social Media:Twitter: @DrinkWAuthorsInstagram: DrinkingwithAuthorsCall us or email us with questions or inquiries!Email: DrinkingWithAuthors@gmail.comPhone: (727) 300-6752New episodes weekly!Music and Artwork by: James D. Haney, Jr.Lynn Waddell is a Florida-based author and award-winning journalist. Her first book, "Fringe Florida," explores unique subcultures of the Sunshine State. The non-fiction work is a national IndieFab award-winner (travel essay category) and was named "Best Journey into Florida's Underbelly" by Tampa's Creative Loafing alternative newspaper. Waddell has written for the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, the New York Times, the DailyBeast.com, the Christian Science Monitor, the Birmingham News, and the Las Vegas SUN. She is currently working on her novel, "Desert Fish," a casino murder mystery set in Las Vegas. An Alabama native, Lynn lives in St. Petersburg, Fla. with her husband and golden retriever dog-daughter.Follow Lynn and buy her books!Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Fringe-Florida-Ufologists-Unconventional-Lifestyles/dp/0813044936/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=fringe+florida&qid=1583783478&sr=8-1Twitter: @fringefloridaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FringeFlorida/www.fringeflorida.com
Follow Us on Social Media:Twitter: @DrinkWAuthorsInstagram: DrinkingwithAuthorsCall us or email us with questions or inquiries!Email: DrinkingWithAuthors@gmail.comPhone: (727) 300-6752New episodes weekly!Music and Artwork by: James D. Haney, Jr.Lynn Waddell is a Florida-based author and award-winning journalist. Her first book, "Fringe Florida," explores unique subcultures of the Sunshine State. The non-fiction work is a national IndieFab award-winner (travel essay category) and was named "Best Journey into Florida's Underbelly" by Tampa's Creative Loafing alternative newspaper. Waddell has written for the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, the New York Times, the DailyBeast.com, the Christian Science Monitor, the Birmingham News, and the Las Vegas SUN. She is currently working on her novel, "Desert Fish," a casino murder mystery set in Las Vegas. An Alabama native, Lynn lives in St. Petersburg, Fla. with her husband and golden retriever dog-daughter.Follow Lynn and buy her books!Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Fringe-Florida-Ufologists-Unconventional-Lifestyles/dp/0813044936/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=fringe+florida&qid=1583783478&sr=8-1Twitter: @fringefloridaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FringeFlorida/www.fringeflorida.com
Lynn Waddell has had a diverse writing career. Based in the Tampa Bay area, she’s covered major Florida news stories for national publications such as the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Newsweek, Daily Beast.com and NPR.com. She has appeared on MSNBC and the Oxygen Network’s true crime series “Snapped,” and been a guest on radio talk shows throughout the United States. Her first book Fringe Florida: Travels among Mud Boggers, Furries, Ufologists, Nudists, and Other Lovers of Unconventional Lifestyles is an offbeat tome that takes readers inside some of the state’s most eclectic and daring worlds. University Press of Florida plans to release Fringe Florida on Sept. 17, 2013. Discounted pre-order is available on Amazon.com. She has written for state and national travel magazines, worked as a field producer for a Paris news crew, and researched for a major motion picture.
Lynn Waddell has had a diverse writing career. Based in the Tampa Bay area, she's covered major Florida news stories for national publications such as the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Newsweek, Daily Beast.com and NPR.com. She has appeared on MSNBC and the Oxygen Network's true crime series “Snapped,” and been a guest on radio talk shows throughout the United States. Her first book Fringe Florida: Travels among Mud Boggers, Furries, Ufologists, Nudists, and Other Lovers of Unconventional Lifestyles is an offbeat tome that takes readers inside some of the state's most eclectic and daring worlds. University Press of Florida plans to release Fringe Florida on Sept. 17, 2013. Discounted pre-order is available on Amazon.com. She has written for state and national travel magazines, worked as a field producer for a Paris news crew, and researched for a major motion picture.
This week on Ripley Radio, the official radio program of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! features a fellow who has kissed the famous Blarney Stone in Ireland. Chad Lewis claims that it has helped him with his gift of gab. In our popular Weird Medical Malady of the Week segment, Jodi Pliszka explains the rare Exploding Head Syndrome, in which a person experiences strange and strong auditory hallucinations while sleeping. Additional Weird and Wacky Facts you’ll Hear on the March 10 Episode of Ripley Radio: The Safe House restaurant in Milwaukee has been named by Readers Digest as one of the weirdest places to eat in America. What makes it weird? There are no exterior signs, the doors stay locked and you need a special password to get in. Agent Shauna, the official spokesperson for the spy-themed eatery fascinates Ralf with her stories; As a student project at an Iowa high school, teacher John Cisna went on a 90-day diet, eating only at McDonald’s and ended up losing 37 pounds and becoming much healthier. Cisna tells us all about it; Lynn Waddell, author of Fringe Florida, closes out her four-week run with us and discloses more Florida weirdness from her popular book; Ralf reports that an Ohio man had been planning his funeral for decades and earlier this year when he died, his wishes were granted and he was buried, sitting up on his Harley Davidson motorcycle, with his helmet on, in a huge Plexiglas coffin; and we hear about police in China, Maine, responding to loud screams and noise that neighbors thought was a domestic violence incident. The screams turned out to be from a male pig that was put into a pen with five female pigs in heat! In honor of St. Patrick’s Day and in homage to Irishmen throughout the world, Ireland’s own Saw Doctors provide this week’s musical egress, FCA. (Ireland’s Army reserve forces).
The world’s largest vinyl record now serves as the roof of the Forum in Los Angeles. The huge copy of the Eagles’ Hotel California spins at 17 miles-per-hour and has 15,000 LED lights. Angela reports on the unique addition to the LA skyline on this week’s Ripley Radio, the official radio program of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! The Denver (Colo.) County Fair plans to get in on the legalized marijuana bandwagon in August, by offering up what could possibly be America’s first legal Pot Pavilion. The fair’s Tracy Weil explains why they are doing it and what they plan to feature inside during the event. Additional Weird and Wacky facts you’ll hear on the March 3 Episode of Ripley Radio: Yes, it is true. Actor Dan Ackroyd has joined the sheriff’s department in Mississippi. Sheriff Tyronne Lewis joins us and relates how he met Ackroyd and why deputizing the actor is a great idea; Ripley’s official illustrator John Graziano drops by and explains what a precise task it is to produce the daily Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, the world’s longest running cartoon panel; Lynn Waddell, author of Fringe Florida, explains why the state of Florida has more nudist colonies than any other state and communicates with us about her recent visit to one of the largest; Ralf relates the painful experience of a woman who had a porcupine land, upside down, on top of her head; and in our Weird Medical Malady of the Week segment, Jodi Pliszka reports on a woman who received a flu shot and can now only walk backward. It’s weird, it’s true and it’s right here on the Ripley Radio Oddcast. Rick Vito, a former member of Fleetwood Mac and a Grammy-nominated guitar player, provides this week’s musical egress, Voodoo Woman.
Ripley Radio, the official radio show of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! talks with the world’s oldest Facebook user,105 year old Edythe Kirchmaier this week. We called her at work and she took a few minutes off to chat with Ralf with an F. We also talk with Tad Johnson, of the Brainerd, Minn. Jaycees, the organizer of the world’s largest charity ice fishing tournament which hosted 10,000 fishermen this year, all huddled around little holes drilled in the ice! Additional Weird and Wacky Facts you’ll Hear on the February 24 Episode of Ripley Radio: Chad Lewis takes us on a trip to a roadside attraction in Iowa, a 1912 house where a gruesome ax murder took place in 1912. One can now visit the house, and if you prefer, can bring along a sleeping bag and sleep overnight on the floor, for only $450; Jodi Pliszka explains that 15% of the population has Vampire Syndrome. Tune in to see if you could be afflicted; Ralf reports that mile marker 420 on Interstate 70 in Colorado keeps getting stolen, so authorities solved the problem by posting a mile marker 419.99 sign a few feet down the highway; Angela lists the weird holidays coming up in March; and Lynn Waddell, author of “Fringe Florida,” explains the sport of swamp buggy racing and tells us about her ride on the Redneck Royalty. Bastille performs Pompeii as this week’s musical egress.
It’s World Sword Swallowers Day on Saturday, February 22, and more than 30 performers will be displaying their dangerous art at 15 Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditoriums and at the Arizona Science Center in Phoenix. The originator of this weird and strange event is Dan Meyer and he stops by to tell us why the day is so special AND important not only to fans of the sideshow arts, but to the world medical community as well. We also hear from Alexandra Chauran on the February 17 edition of Ripley Radio, the official radio program of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! The author of “Have You Been Hexed?” she will educate us on how to tell if we’ve been hexed, and as a bonus, she’ll tell us how to put a hex on someone else! Additional Weird and Wacky facts you’ll hear this week on Ripley Radio: Jodi Pliszka talks about Stone Man’s syndrome, a condition in which a person’s muscles turn into bone; Ralf talks with Pasco County (Fla.) sheriff’s spokesman Doug Tobin about a man who was shot as he drove along in his car, not realizing immediately that he was shot; Angela updates us on Ripley’s two touring shows, one in San Diego and one in Phoenix; John Graziano, Ripley’s official illustrator joins us in the studio and explains how it took him 25 years to land his dream job; and Lynn Waddell, author of “Fringe Florida,” is also an in-studio guest and talks about the strange and wild exotic animal sanctuaries in the state of Florida. Shakira, with the help of Rihanna, provides us with this week’s musical egress, Can’t Remember to Forget You.
Another eclectic roundup of weird, wild and unbelievable news this week on Ripley Radio, the official radio show of Ripley’s Believe it or Not! We hear about a five year old youngster who is serving his second term as mayor of the Restaurant Capital of the World, Dorset, Minn. Laura and Rick, local restaurant owners talk with us about their friend the mayor; A deaf dog gets the credit for foiling a home invasion by sensing the intruder was someone to play with and started jumping around on the wood floor, making noise that awoke its owner who came out of the bedroom brandishing a gun. We talk with the newsman who uncovered this unbelievable story. Additional Wacky Stories on the Nov. 11 episode includes: Author Lynn Waddell has written “Fringe Florida,” a book that proves what we’ve been saying for years on Ripley Radio. Florida is a very weird state. She shares several stories from her book with us; in our medical malady of the week segment, Jodi Pliszka reports on the sad story of two brothers whose illness causes them to grow mentally younger day by day; and we learn of yet another specialty product for the bacon lover – bacon body scrub! Anna Kendrick provides us with our musical egress this week, with When I’m Gone.